subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
guardians; parents; father and older brother
to have a rumor circulating
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
electricity; (electric) light
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
something; some kind of; for some reason
tool; implement; means; furniture
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
dream for the future; hopes for the future
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime